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Michael Gaige, LMT, NCTM is the owner of Maine Sports Massage Company and a coach for the many training programs Maine Running Company offers. Michael is a previous competitive runner and member of the Maine Running Hall of Fame. His personal knowledge of anatomy, physiology, stretching, yoga, and deep tissue massage is well known and respected by many running community members.

563 Forest Avenue
Portland, ME 04101
233-0025
michaelgaige@maine.rr.com


Valerie Guillet
P.O. Box 4833
Portland, ME 04112-4833
772-0405 or 807-0506
language@maine.rr.com


Jeanne Hackett formed A Running Conversation to support individuals as they focus on their aspirations and goals and use running as a vehicle for change. Jeanne is a top masters division runner in New England as well as a registered counselor in Maine. She holds a Masters of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology.

Running inspires Jeanne. She knows firsthand the connection between running and training and accomplishing goals in life. Running teaches self-discipline, perseverance, time management, personal power, and how to deal with failure. Jeanne has integrated her passion for running with her experience in coaching and counseling to engage others in meaningful and productive conversation. Clients clarify and focus on goals and develop a strategy to accomplish them. Organizations benefit from Jeanne's communications and marketing expertise.

20 Sylvan Road
Scarborough, ME 04074
939-0830
jhackett@arunningconversation.com
http://www.arunningconversation.com


Coreen Lauren has been a member of the Greater Portland running community for 30+ years. In late 2006 while hiking near her home, she had an unexpected fall resulting in a mild traumatic brain injury. Following her accident, she spent a year in rehabilitation at New England Rehab where she focused on learning new ways to think and deal with life's everyday challenges.

Following her rehabilitation, she connected with owner of Maine Running Company, John Rogers, to start a womens walk-to-run group. Through her own experiences, she is able to talk firsthand with women about new beginnings and starting over.

88 Starlite Way
Westbrook, ME 04092
400-3509 or 712-5277
kbcoreen@hotmail.com


Blaine Moore ran for 4 years at the Rochester Institute of Technology on the cross country and track & field teams, which were NCAA Division III programs. He spent two years with the Run to Win men’s team and races for Dirigo in the USATF-NE Grand Prix circuit.

Blaine's goal is to run a marathon in every state and in foreign countries. To that end, he has so far completed 12 marathons and 1 ultramarathon at a pace of 2-3 per year. He ran the Boston Marathon in 2005 and 2007.

When not running marathons, Blaine competes in races between 1 mile and the half marathon, with the majority being 5K and 10K races. I supplement my training with weight lifting, swimming, and bicycle riding.

In 2005 he opened Maine Running Company in Portland, Maine.  The store has quickly become a community fixture and was named one of the top three new running stores in the U.S., by the Running Network in 2006.  In 2007 the store was voted "Best Running Store in Maine" and one of the "Top 50" Stores in America by Runner’s World.  In 2008 the store was voted "Best Running Store, New England" by Runner's World Specialty Choice Awards.

John is actively involved in supporting the Portland Trails network and sponsors the Weekly Back Cove Series that raises money to maintain Portland Trials.  He also sponsors and coaches the "Reach The Beacon" training program as well as several community based races. Additionally, John is a guest running columnist for The Maine Switch , a Portland weekly lifestyle publication and writes a Maine Running Blog on MaineToday.com. John also is a founding member and Executive Director of the Independent Running Retailers Association and is often a guest at product and marketing symposiums at Asics, New Balance, Nike, Brooks and Reebok.